Brain drain? No, of hearts!

Not only do the brains flee from Italy, the hearts sometimes do. Orestes comes from Sardinia and lives in Dublin. When we visit, the first thing he says is a homosexual. It seems almost a liberation, a topic that in Italy, years before, had never touched. Not that the thing itself move an inch the conversation, but we realize what will feel freer to talk about it now, hundreds of miles away from home.

Intervene Giovanardi

Last night as I walked to the Village, my attention was drawn to the window of Marc Jacobs, fashion designer whom I love very much but from what I keep, by force, away, especially when I walk around with my credit card. The showcase was staged as the set of one of those outdoor weddings that you see in the movies, from side to side chairs in the middle and the happy couple, two women, dressed in the spring / summer collection, of course.

Are you gay? Then you die

David Kato was a militant gay Ugandan. He worked for the organization Sexual Minorities Uganda. Teacher, graduated from an institution of post-apartheid South Africa, Kato had left the profession to devote himself solely to defending the rights of gay and lesbian people in Uganda are threatened by a bill (tabled in Parliament in 2009) which aimed to introduce the penalty death for the crime of homosexual relations - a law delirious, in fact, an abomination in itself, which among other things would have the return of Ugandans in Uganda who had committed homosexual acts in other States.

Crimes against humanity and complicity of the European

On 5 April 2011 the European Court of Human Rights condemned Italy for having sent back to Tunisia two years ago, a Tunisian national, Ali Ben Sassi Toumi, married to an Italian father and three children, who took over by the regime of Ben Ali, was subjected to torture. The expulsion to Tunisia was August 2, 2009, despite the explicit request of the European Court to suspend.

The Court held that the expulsion may determine the liability of the State, if there are serious reasons to believe and verified that the person in danger of being subjected to treatment contrary to art. 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, which states that "no one shall be subjected to torture or to inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment." The defense of the Italian government has hypocritically entrenched behind "assurances" received from the regime of Ben Ali, but the Court has rightly argued that "serious and reliable international sources" as asserted by the Tunisian authorities not to take into account complaints about mistreatment and that the authorities themselves were absolutely unwilling to cooperate with international organizations.

Geraldine, the dream donnadel

"My name is Geraldine Ferraro and I am here tonight, in front of you, to declare that America is the land where dreams become reality for us all." It was 1984 and Walter Mondale, the Democratic candidate for president of the United States, had chosen for the first time in history, a woman as running mate.

When Geraldine, a parterre crowded with women in tears and unable to contain his joy, he began his speech at the Democratic convention, to highlight the extent of that day dream was coming true, the audience exploded into applause which lasted about eight minutes. Even if the election winner was the duo represented by Republican Ronald Reagan and George W.

The right to insurrection

Article. 5 of the Declaration on the Rights of Man and Citizen of 1793 states: "When the government violates the rights of the people, insurrection is, for the people and for each portion of it, the most sacred of rights and the most essential duties. " Also art. 7, paragraph 3, of the Portuguese Constitution of 1976 recognizes the right of peoples to self-determination and independence and development, and the insurrection against all forms of oppression.

On gay and Italy so far Usamai

"As long as we rule this country adoptions are not possible for individuals and gay couples." These are the words of President Berlusconi on Saturday. Words that weigh once again, the lives of millions of homosexuals, gays and lesbians who live their daily requirement of couples, like all other citizens who pay taxes and rightly demand respect, especially from the state.

The following statements by the Premier, as it happens, the words of Msgr. Paul Rigon last week. "You have to take small," says Rigon (a slogan very scary), believes that homosexuality can be cured if caught in time, through appropriate psychiatric treatment. In disregard of the studies and personal experience of millions of people around the world, which says just the opposite.

IVF, the British like the Italians

"Sometimes nature needs a hand." Ironically, the second edition of the European clinics for assisted reproduction, which was held right here in London at the end of 2010, promoted the slogan and the British government was preparing to cancel the service from the public health system. A cut made in silence, which is part of a larger political design adopted in the name of un'austerity that is impacting very heavily on the British welfare.

On the human rights

Defending the Doma (Defense of Marriage Act), that marriage "real" are those between people of different sex, is no longer responsibility of the federal government of the United States of America. Indeed, President Barack Obama, with a landmark decision, intended to highlight the unconstitutionality of an act, the son of different times, perpetuates a form of discrimination against homosexuals.

Boubou squared

Dakar. The Italian press and media do not speak of Senegal and the eleventh edition of the WSF, 10 years after the first meeting in Porto Alegre. It seems, ours, a country opaque, more concerned that the ferment to the devolution that run a world in crisis and yet open to great hopes. This is the case, after Latin America, Africa, from where I am writing to bring the huge impression proved to the running of Sunday, February 6.

Those of Democrats Bush

It all began with Mrs. Laura. The former first lady, interviewed by Larry King confessed, after eight years of silence "politically correct" with regard to his roommate at the White House, that his position on gay marriage was completely different from that of President George Bush, her husband. Mrs.

Bush also made clear that his thinking on abortion had always contrasted with that of George, because you think you are right to maintain and protect the right of choice granted to women. With the calmness that had characterized him during eight years in Washington, Mrs. Laura had confided to Larry that the two arguments were often cause for debate at dinner with George, but never the subject of disputes themselves.

Changing the vote of Italians abroad

Roger Galtarossa * The Italian Society of Trinity College Dublin launches a petition for review of the rules of the votes of Italians abroad. The initiative change the vote of Italians abroad want to highlight the difficulties that face the Italians living outside Italy at the time of exercising the right to vote.

The current rules penalize particularly those Italians who live abroad recently or have not yet decided whether to move permanently. Once collected, the signatures will be delivered to the chairmen of the House and Senate, the President of the Republic and the Presidents of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the House and Senate.

On women's bodies

John Boehner, the Speaker of the House, that to be clear that the night of the Republican victory in midterm elections, America has seen you cry like a baby and, again, appeared with lucciconi in the eye during the speech on the State of 'Union when Obama recalled how he got there, wash the floor, starting from the bars of his father, the "softie", in short, he was able, for a moment, the Republicans seem to have a little' better than what are, in contrast, showed his true face.

Cock stroke in Mississippi

Question: what is freedom in Mississippi? Answer: This is a kidney. Or, if you want more appropriately monetize the exchange, that is U.S. $ 200,000, multiplied by the number of years of life that dialysis can give to those who - as in the case of Jamie Scott, who was sentenced to two life sentences for complicity in robbery in 1993 - of functioning kidneys no longer has any of them.

Just this fact, a kidney, is the price that Gladys Scott - Jamie's sister and, as you pay for the same offense, not one, but two lives in prison - has in fact paid to leave, along with her sister, from prison in which is closed for 16 years. The story - already reported, even by some Italian media, space and tones usually reserved for "colored news" - is actually very simple.